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J. A. WILLIAMS. VBNDING APPARATUS.

No. 430,497. PatentedJune 17, 1890.

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VENDING APPARATUS. No. 430,497. PatentedhJune 1 7, 1890.

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UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.

JOI-IN A. VILLIAMS, OF BROOKLYN, NEV YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE WILMIJIAMS AUTOMATIC MACHINE COMPANY, OF MOUNDSVIIAIJE, VEST VIRGINIA.

VENDING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 430,497, dated J une 1'7, 1890.

Application filed December Ll, 1889. i Serial No. 832,521. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.- is a sectional view illustrating the mannerin Bc it known that I, JOHN A. VILLIAMS, a which washers and similar devices are precitizen of the United States, residing atrookvented Afrom actuating the machine.

lyn, in the countyof Kings and State of New A indicates a supporting-frame for the op 5 York, have invented certain new and useful erating mechanism, which frame in the pres- Improvemenis in Vending Apparatus, of ent instance is shown as made of a single which the following is a specification. casting. The frame comprises a plate B, hav- Myinventionrelates to automatic vending ing a coin-opening a, a block C, upon which 6o machines, and is designed, primarily, as an the articles to be sold rest, and parallel walls Io improvement upon that for which Letters `or guides D, which are grooved on their in- Patent of the United States No. 402,374 and ner faces to receive the operating-slide E and No. 414,787, bearing date, respectively, April the delivery-side F, these parts being ar- 30, 1889, and November 12, 1889, were issued ranged substantially as in my former patent, 65 to me, the primary object of the invention No. 414,787, above referred to.

15 being to prevent the operator from losing the G indicates a pawl or dog journaled in the coin in case it should happen that he fails to guides D and provided with two arms b and pull the operating or actuating` slide outward c, one Z) extending upward behind the end of the requisite distance. the operating-slide, and the other c being 7o The invention also embraces other features adapted to engage depressions or teeth d,

2o and details, which will be hereinafter fully formed in the upper face of the delivery-slide.

set forth and claimed. A spring I, secured at one end to the deliv- In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is ery-slide and at the other end to a plate J or a bottom plan view of the operating or actuother iixed part of the machine, keeps the 75 ating slide and attendant parts, the deliverysaid delivery-slidein its proper position, while 2 5 slide being broken away for a Vportion of its a spring H, secured to the pawl or dog Gand length; Fig. 2, a top plan view of the delivto an arm K upon the under side of the opery-slide; Fig. 3, alongitudinal sectional view erating-slide, keeps the latter normally within through the operative parts of the machine, the casing of the machine. 8o showing the position the parts occupy imme- The operating-slide E is provided with a 3o diatcly after the insertion of a coin, the coin coin-slot e, normally in alignment with the being shown in its proper position. Figs. 4, coin-slot a in the plate B, and the outer end 5, and G are transverse sectional views on the of said slide E is turned upwardly, so as to lines 10 10, 11 11, and 12 12 of Fig. 1; Fig. 7, form a handle by means of which the slide 85 a perspective view of the pawl ordog for holdmay be actuated.

3 5 ing the delivery-slide out until released by Delivery-slide F is provided with an open the actuating-slide, and also showing the suping f near its front end, and in advance of plemental pawl or arm for holding the operthe opening it is provided with a lug or proating-slide out in its extended position; Fig. jection g, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 9o 8, a perspective view of one of the blocks, of 1l, and 12, the said lug or projection being 4o which there are two, used for supporting and located in advance of the arm K, secured to holding the coin; Fig. 9, a longitudinal secthe under side of the operating-slide. tional view showing the position the parts Pawl or dog G is provided with an arm h, occupy after the insertion of a coin and after to which is secured a spring arm or pawl L, 95 the operating-slide has started to move; Fig. which normally rests within an opening t',

45 10, a similar view showing the position the formed in the operating-slide E, as shown in parts occupy when the operating-slide is ex- Figs. 1 and 3, the said operating-slide being tended slightly farther than represented in provided on its under face in rear of the open- Fig. 9; Fig. 11, a longitudinal sectional view ing or slot "i with teeth or notches j, as also roe showingthe delivery-slideheld in its extended shown in Figs. 1, 8, 9, 10, and 1l, for a pur 5c position and the actuating-slide moving inpose presently explained.

ward preparatory to striking the pawl or dog M M indicate two blocks which are secured and releasing the delivery-slide; and Fig. 12 to the inner faces of the Walls or guides D in line with the coin-slot a, formed in the plate B, each ot said blocks being provided with two langes 7a and Z, as shown in Figs. l, 3, 4, 5, 6, S, 9, l0, 1l, and l2. The flanges k of one block are arranged directly opposite the flanges Zt' of the other block, while the flanges Z are similarly arranged. It will be noticed upon reference to Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 8 that the faces of the flanges 7c are straight at their upper ends and curved gradually toward each other, while the flanges Z Z are straight at their lower edges and curved toward each other at their upper ends, the curvature of the flanges 7c and Z corresponding exactly to the form of the coin or other device which it is intended shall serve to operate the machine.

Upon reference to Figs. l and 3 it will be noticed that the flanges Zo arev arranged directly beneath the coin slot or opening a, so that when a coin is inserted into the machine and passes through the coin-slots a and e it will rest upon and be supported at its lower sides by the curved portions of the flanges Ze, the coin being prevented from falling backward by reason of the curved arm K, whose forward edge is directly in line with the rear edge of the coin-slot e, formed in the operating-slide E, as shown in Figs. l and NVhen, therefore,acoin of the requisite size is placed in the machine, it will be supported at its lower sides by the curved portions of the flanges k Zt, at its rear by the arm K, and at its upper edge by the walls otl the slot e, formed in the operating-slide E, and it will also be noticed that when the coin is thus held it will be in position to strike the lng or projection g, formed upon the delivery-slide F.

'lhe operation of the machine is as follows: Assuming that a coin of the requisite size has been inserted into the` machine and occupies the position represented in Fig. 3, a slight pull upon the operatillg-slide E in the direction ol the arrow, Fig. 9, will cause thc coin to strike the lug or projection g upon the forward end ol' the delivery-slide, and by means oi' the spring ll, comiccting the operating-slide with the pawl or dog G, the latter will be rocked or tipped slightly, so as to throw the spring-arm L out of engagement with the operating-slide and throw the arm c ot' the pawl or dog G into engagement with the deliveryslide, the latter having been moved sulticiently, by reason of the engagement ol the coin with lng g, to bring the depression (Z beneath the lower arm c of the pawl or dog G. Continuing, the outer movement of the slides E and F causes the lower arm c ot the pawl or dog G to rise out of the depression CZ, thereby throwing the spring arm or pawl L upward into engagement with the teeth or notchesj upon the under side of the delivery-slide; but with the parts in this position it will be seen that the delivery-slide has not been moved outward sufficiently to complete the delivery of the article to be sold. In my former constructions if the operator should happen to let go of the operating-slide at this point the spring H would draw the latter inward and drop the coin into the machine without making any delivery of the articles to be sold; but under the present arrangement should it happen that the operator let go of the operating-slide the latter will be prevented from moving inward by reason of the spring arm or the pawl L, which holds the said slide E extended, so that by a further and subsequent movement of the actuating-slide the article to be sold may be ejected. It will be seen upon reference to Fig. l0 that the spring arm or pawl L not only holds the operating-slide extended, but also holds the coin in engagement with the delivery-slide. Continuing the outward movement of the slides, the second depression (Z will be brought under the arm c of the pawl or dog, and the latter will, by reason of the spring H, be tipped or rocked, so that its arm c will be thrown down into the depression (Z, and, as the arm or pawl L is connected with the pawl G, the pawl L will be thrown out of engagement with the operating-slide, as shown in Fig. ll, in which figure the delivery-slide is shown in the position that it occupies when the delivery ot' the article .has been completed. By releasing the hold upon the operating-slide the spring H draws the said slide inward until its inner end strikes the upwardly-projecting arm Z) or the pawl or dog G, tipping or rocking said pawl and throwing its lower arm c upward out of engagement with the slide F and permitting the latters spring I to return it to its normal position indicated in Fig. 3. Upon reference to Fig. ll it will also be observed that at the moment the operator releases the operating-slide E and the latter moves inward thereis no longer any support for the rear face of the coin, and the latter, being unsupported, will drop into the receptacle made to receive it. Vhen the spring arm or dog L is in engagement with the operating-slide E, as indicated in Fig. l0, an inward movement of the operating-slide E, as indicated by the dotted arrow in said Fig. 10, will cause said' spring-arm to yield and to be thrown out ol engagement with the operatingslide, as indicated by dotted lines, the inward movement of the slide releasing the coin and permitting the same to fall into the receptacle provided for that purpose, thereby effectually preventing the surreptitious working of the machine by a rapid reciprocation of.

the slide E. ln case a washer, in lieu of a coin, should be placed in the machine, it will be seen, upon reference to Fig. l2, that as the operating-slide E is pulled outward and the lower edge of the washer comes in contact with the lug or projection g the washer, being unsupported at its back by the arm or finger G, will be tipped or rocked and disengaged from the operating-slide, and will consequently fail to connect the slides E and F. The curved faces of the flanges k and Z form in effect a circular passage-way or opening IOO IIO

through which the coin must pass, and it will be apparent that if the device inserted into the machine be of alarger size than the coin it will not be able to be moved past both sets of iianges k and l. On the other hand, if the device inserted be smaller than the coin, it will drop down so far that its upper edge will be unsupported, and as soon as the slide Eis pulled outward the upper end of the device will be tipped or rocked in the saine manner, substantially as the washer represented in Fig. I2.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim isl. In a vending-machine, the combination, with a delivery-slide, of an actuating-slide adapted to be connected therewith lby means ot a coin, and a locking device, substantially such as shown, adapted to engage the actnating-slide, whereby the slides .may be held in a partially-extended position.

2. In a vending-machine, the combination, with a delivery-slide and an operating-slide adapted to be connected by means of a coin, of a yielding locking device for holding the operating-slide in its partially-extended position, but which is adapted to yield upon the inward movement of said operatingslide.

3. In a vending-machine, the combination, with a delivery-slide and an operating-slide adapted to be connected by means of a coin, of a pawl or dog adapted to engage the delivcry-slide and a pawl or dog adapted to engage the operating-slide, said pawls alternating in their movements, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a vending-machine, the combination, with an opeiatingslide, of a delivery-slide adapted to be connected therewith by means of a coin, a pawl L normally in' engagement with the operating slide, and a pawl G, adapted to be thrown in engagement with the delivery-s1ide, all substantially as shown, whereby when the pawl G is in engagement with the delivery-slide the pawl L will be thrown out of engagement with the operating-slide.

5. In combination with the slide E, provided with an opening e' and teeth j, slide F, provided with depressions Cl, a rocking pawl or dog G, adapted to engage the depressions in the slide F, a pawl L normally in engage ment with the opening i in the slide E, a spring II, connecting the pawl G with the operating-slide E, and a spring I, for retracting the deliver 7-slide F.

6. In a vending-machine in which the delivery and operating slides are connected by means of a coin, the combination, with said slides and a suitable coin-holder, of a paWl or dog adapted to engage the delivery-slide and a second pawl or dog connected with the iirst and adapted to engage the operatingslide.

7. In an automatic vending-machine in which the delivery and operating slides are connected by means of a coin, the combination, with said slides and a suitable coinholder, of the pawls or dogs G and L, adapted to automatically engage, respectively, the delivery and operating slides.

8. In a vending-1nacl1ine, the combination, with the slide E, provided with the opening i and the teeth or projections j, ot' a rocking pawl G, a spring H, connecting` the pawl and the slide E, a delivery-slide F, a spring-eye connecting said slide with the fixed part of' the machine, and a pawl L, secured to the pawl G and adapted to engage the openingvl.

9. In a vendingmachine, the combination, with a delivery-slide and an operating-slide, of a double pawl, such as G L, adapted to cngage alternately the slides E and F.

IO. Ina vendingmachine, the combination, with a slide E, provided with a coin-slot e, of an arm or finger K, secured to the underside of said slide with its front end in line with the rear wall of said slot e, a delivery-slide F, provided with a stud or projection g nor-, m ally in advance of the coin-slot e, and blocks or supports for the sides ot the coin.

1l. In an automatic vending-machine, the supporting-blocks M for the coin, provided with flanges k Z, having reversely-curved faces.

l2.tIn a vending-machine, the combination, with the guides D D and the slides E F, of the blocks M M, secured to the guides D D, and each provided with flan ges 7c Z, the fianges k curving inward toward each other at their lower ends, and the fianges Z curving inward toward each other at their upper ends.

13. In a vending-machine, the combination, with a slide E, provided with a coin-slot and with a delivery-slide F, provided with a stud or projection g, of supports for the sides of the coin, and an arm or finger K, secured to the under side of the slide E and adapted to bear at the center approximately of the coin.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

J OI-IN A. WILLIAMS.

IVitnesses:

HENRY ROWLEY, F. A. HUBBARD.

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